Alfred Edwin Yawson

University of Ghana

Also at Korle Bu Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

General Health Professions
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases
Health

Publications: 1852012–2026
Citations: 5,528to those papers
h-index: 35i10-index 85
Field-weighted impact: 2.781.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 22%40 of 185 scored papers
Open access: 90%166 papers free to read

19 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

185 in all

Impact of socioeconomic status and medical conditions on health and healthcare utilization among aging Ghanaians
2015BMC Public HealthJournalOpen access39 citations10.1186/s12889-015-1603-y
Gender disparities of chronic musculoskeletal disorder burden in the elderly Ghanaian population: study on global ageing and adult health (SAGE WAVE 1)
2015

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

General Health Professions5530%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health4022%
Epidemiology3318%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3318%
Infectious Diseases3217%
Health2413%
Finance1910%
Nutrition and Dietetics169%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism137%
Sociology and Political Science137%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health37
Health disparities and outcomes19
Healthcare Systems and Reforms19
Global Health Care Issues14
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health13
Child Nutrition and Water Access13
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions12
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology11
Chronic Disease Management Strategies10
Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving9
Blood donation and transfusion practices8
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins7

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

44% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written4678121524Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States38
Australia25
Switzerland24
United Kingdom24
Italy15
South Africa14
China12
Sweden10

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH82 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH54 papers
World Health OrganizationCH22 papers
University of Newcastle AustraliaAU22 papers
National Research CouncilIT14 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH13 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH12 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH9 papers
University of MinnesotaUS8 papers
International Institute for Population SciencesIN8 papers

Where they publish

PLoS ONE15
Ghana Medical Journal14
Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana13
BMC Public Health7
BMC Health Services Research6
Global Health Action6
PubMed

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being65
1No poverty30
2Zero hunger7
17Partnerships for the goals6
5Gender equality5
11Sustainable cities and communities3
4Quality education2
8

Most cited

Data Resource Profile: The World Health Organization Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE)
International Journal of Epidemiology
2012789 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
The impact of multimorbidity on adult physical and mental health in low- and middle-income countries: what does the study on global ageing and adult health (SAGE) reveal?
BMC Medicine1
2015502 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Predictors of subjective well-being among older Ghanaians

2015Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen access26 citations10.4314/gmj.v48i4.2

Foodborne illness among school children in Ga east, Accra

2015Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen access20 citations10.4314/gmj.v49i2.2

Socioeconomic Differences in the Prevalence of Care Need among Older Persons in Ghana

2015Health Economics & Outcome Research Open AccessJournalOpen access0 citations10.4172/2471-268x.1000102

Sex differences in perceived risk and testing experience of HIV in an urban fishing setting in Ghana

2014International Journal for Equity in HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding14 citations10.1186/s12939-014-0109-z

Hand hygiene practices and resources in a teaching hospital in Ghana

2013The Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournalOpen accessFirst author81 citations10.3855/jidc.2422

Socio-economic Inequalities and Healthcare Utilization in Ghana

2013RePEc: Research Papers in EconomicsJournal6 citations10.18533/ijbsr.v3i1.88

Who is utilizing anti-retroviral therapy in Ghana: An analysis of ART service utilization

2012International Journal for Equity in HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author22 citations10.1186/1475-9276-11-62

Patterns of health service utilization at a medical school clinic in Ghana.

2012PubMedJournalOpen accessFirst author5 citations

Pan African Medical Journal4

How it can be read

90% free to read

Diamond 45 · 24%Free to read and to publish
Gold 95 · 51%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 10 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 6 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 10 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 19 · 10%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

101 of 185 papers name a funder

University of Ghana53
World Health Organization30
National Institute on Aging29
National Institutes of Health11
Fogarty International Center10
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute6
National Institute for Health and Care Research6
Government of the United Kingdom5

Decent work and economic growth

10Reduced inequalities2

9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

2015281 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold